EventConserving and Commemorating the Great Dismal Swamp
In this presentation, Public Humanities Fellow Perri Meldon explores what became of the Great Dismal Swamp after 1865.
NewsLove for the Land
Along with other farmers, Brooks Lamb—author, farmer, and advocate—discusses farmland loss from suburban sprawl, rampant agricultural consolidation, and racial injustice among farmers of color in his new book Love for the Land.
NewsVirginia Festival of the Book Announces 2024 Troxell Reader and Reed Award Winners
Charlottesville—The Virginia Festival of the Book, a program of Virginia Humanities, has been bringing together writers and readers to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture every March …
EventSELC’s 2024 Reed Award Ceremony
Join SELC for a celebration of this year’s award winners, with a special appearance from keynote speaker Jonathan Vigliotti, author of Before It’s Gone Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America.
EventFarm Day at Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm
This free event, hosted by the Ivy Creek Foundation, celebrates the history and future of farming in the Charlottesville area.
EventDo Whales Judge Us?: Interspecies History and Ethics
Join VCU’s Humanities Research Center for a public lecture with Bathsheba Demuth, Ph.D., writer, environmental historian and assistant professor at Brown University.
